A Happening of Monumental Proportions
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| Directed by | Judy Greer |
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| Cinematography | Alison Kelly |
| Edited by | Suzanne Spangler |
| Music by | Alec Puro |
Production companies | Albyn Media Depth of Field |
| Distributed by | Great Point Media |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
A Happening of Monumental Proportions (known as A Very Bad Day in some countries) is a 2017 American comedy-drama film directed by Judy Greer and starring Allison Janney and Common. Produced by Chris and Paul Weitz, the film is Greer's directorial debut.[1][2] It was released on September 21, 2018 by Great Point Media.
Plot
Daniel, an account manager (Common) is gearing up for Career Day at his daughter's elementary school, while dealing with the fallout of getting fired after his intra-office romance with his married assistant (Jennifer Garner) was revealed. Daniel's boss's (Bradley Whitford) nerdy son finds himself instantly entranced by Daniel's daughter (Storm Reid), and seeks advice from their school's hip shop teacher (John Cho) and depressed music teacher (Anders Holm) on how to win her heart. Meanwhile, the principal and vice-principal (Allison Janney and Rob Riggle) spend the day trying to hide the school's dead gardener from the faculty and staff, as well as the students and their parents.
Cast
- Allison Janney[3] as Principal Nichols
- Katie Holmes as Paramedic #1
- Jennifer Garner[4] as Nadine, Daniel’s assistant and Bob’s wife
- Bradley Whitford as Arthur Schneedy, Daniel’s boss
- John Cho[3] as Mr. Ramirez, a teacher
- Common[5] as Daniel Crawford, Patricia’s father
- Anders Holm as Christian McRow
- Storm Reid as Patricia Crawford, Daniel’s daughter
- Rob Riggle as Vice Principal Ned Pendlehorn
- Nat Faxon as Paramedic #2
- Kumail Nanjiani as HR Rep Perry
- Keanu Reeves as Bob
- Jessica Mikayla Adams as Jamie
Reception
Critical response
On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film has an approval rating of 16% based on 19 reviews, with an average rating of 3.87/10.[6] Metacritic reports a score of 35/100 based on 9 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews".[7]
References
- ^ Kit, Borys (10 November 2015). "Judy Greer to Make Directorial Debut With Dramedy Starring Common". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
- ^ Miskell, Kyle (10 November 2015). "Judy Greer to Make Her Directorial Debut with 'A Happening of Monumental Proportions'". Collider. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
- ^ a b Picurro, Allison (2 May 2017). "'A Happening of Monumental Proportions' Clip: Judy Greer's Directorial Debut Features Every Actor on Planet Earth — Watch". IndieWire. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
- ^ Saval, Malina (5 May 2017). "Judy Greer Talks Directing for the First Time and How to Find a Story to Tell". Variety. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
- ^ Kroll, Justin (8 April 2016). "Anders Holm Joins Judy Greer's 'A Happening of Monumental Proportions' (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
- ^ "A Happening of Monumental Proportions (2018)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 2020-07-13.
- ^ "A Happening of Monumental Proportions Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 2020-07-13.
External links
- A Happening of Monumental Proportions at IMDb
- A Happening of Monumental Proportions at Rotten Tomatoes
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